Solution Focused Group Therapy: Ideas for Groups in Private Practise, Schools, [Hardcover]

Linda Metcalf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0684847442 | ISBN-13: 978-0684847443 | Edition: 1

In our managed care era, group therapy, long the domain of traditional psychodynamically oriented therapists, has emerged as the best option for millions of Americans. However, the process can be frustratingly slow, and studies show that patients actually feel worse after months of group treatment than when they began. Can and should "the group" speed a person's progress? Now, in this "must have" book, marriage and family therapist Linda Metcalf persuasively argues that the collaborative nature of group therapy actually lends itself to time-limited treatment. She combines the best elements of group work and the popular solution focused brief therapy approach to create new opportunities for practitioners and patients alike.

Among the topics covered in this valuable guide are:

how to learn the model
how to design a group and recruit members
how to identify exceptions to a group member's self-destructive behaviors and thoughts
how to help members focus on their successes rather than their failures
how to keep the group solution focused when therapists or members fall back into old patterns

This unique resource also includes case examples and session transcripts to follow, together with reproducible forms that can be used as they are or tailored to a therapist's needs. "Solution Focused Group Therapy" is an up-to-the-minute, highly accessible resource for therapists of any orientation. Managed care companies in particular will welcome this model, which deals so effectively and economically with today's biggest problems, including eating disorders, chemical dependencies, grief, depression, anxiety, and sexual abuse.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Michael Durrant

"Author of "Creative Strategies for School Problems: Solutions for Psychologists and Teachers"

Linda Metcalf's book is the logical next step in the solution focused brief therapy literature and, as such, is timely and most welcome....She shows how a therapeutic approach that sets out to be collaboration between clients and therapist is ideally suited to situations where clients in a group can develop therapeutic collaboration as well.

About the Author

Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., is a marriage and family therapist in private practice in Arlington, Texas. She works extensively with school systems as a consultant in Solution Focused Brief Therapy. Dr. Metcalf is the author of Counseling Toward Solutions and Parenting Toward Solutions. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Free Press; 1 edition (November 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684847442
• ISBN-13: 978-0684847443
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,012,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., is a former Classroom Teacher, Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She is the author of ten books on solution focused therapy. Her research interests include relationship building between teacher and student, the use of solution focused therapy in regard to special education referrals, sexual abuse and addictions. Dr. Metcalf has presented her work extensively throughout the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Norway, Germany, and UK. She is a Professor in the Department of Education at Texas Wesleyan University, and Coordinator of the School Counseling Program. She is also the President of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.